To be on Top
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Description 

 Desire sometimes to have a hit?  Even get into the top 10 of the charts?  No problem, because this is precisely the goal of "To Be On Top"! 

 With the help of a keyboard, synthesizer and drum machine to tinker together a piece of music.  But that simple is it not: home is the mom who likes distributed house arrest, and the friend leaves an only on his synthesizer, if you bring him a videotape.  At the end of the road is already a recording studio, but for now at the "Reference Card" rankommen!  However, the worst in this street the Sunday drivers and reckless pedestrians are a rapidly rob the inspiration.  Has anyone but against all odds and with good musical taste first made it to 3rd place or better, then congratulations!  You just go into a TV show and can LIVE again give everything.  If the audience is thrilled by the live performance of the hit will continue to climb to the top!  But always remember: Who rises high can fall deeply. 

 The game is a mini-adventure with music Toolkit.  Visiting different places, talks to people and objects studied.  On the road, you have to stop with skillful evasive maneuvers that skaters with Ghettoblaster a claw inspirations or wrong-way driver in one tank run over easily.  In between, must be work on the self-created piece of music to get into the charts.  The graphics is detailed and colorful.  The music in the title screen and can be stored in the top ten list is a pleasure in the rest of the game throughout tip. 

 After loading the cover image appears, with the space bar space is the main menu loaded 

Operation 

From the main menu 

F1 = Game Start 
F3 = Top Ten list 
F6 = My Top Ten List invite 
F8 = My Top Ten List save 

In the top ten list 

1 - 0 Listen = respective Piece 
Return = Return to main menu 

In the game 
 The character follows the joystick direction 
 Actions can be triggered with the fire button 

The game 

 Press F1 key and typing your name to start the game. 
 The aim of the game is on the charts is the number 1 to be.  You must compose your own song.  On the road there are several buildings whose meaning you have to find out yourself. 

Show 

 ITEM = objects are displayed here that you own 
 LEVEL = indicates the location 
 INSPIRATION = number of collected inspiration 
 CHART NO = current placement in the charts 

Gather inspiration 

 Inspirations are musical ideas that make up the main part of your song arises.  There are four kinds of inspirations;  Bass 	 (For the chorus) 	 16 different bass lines 
 Accomp 	 (For the chorus) 	 16 different accompaniments 
 Melody 	 (For the chorus) 	 16 different melodies 
 Sequence 	 (For the verses) 	 16 different sequences 

 You can collect up to four inspirations each species in four passes by, marked by 16 different colors inspired by a crosshair, which follows the Jostickbewegung, touched and then press the fire button. 
 Tip: It's not about collecting as many inspirations, but to focus on the colors. 

Creating Songs 

 The collected inspirations are now mapped to a kind of piano.  You can now be selected individually or in combination.  However, it can only be selected each color of Bass, Accomp and Melody, which together form the chorus.  That means you have 16 musical snippets.  Of which one looks for four out of his own song. 
 These combinations are evaluated by computer and can influence the course of the game.  You are encouraged. 
 Additionally has a Sequence inspiration, which then forms the intermediate part, can be selected.  Listen then to the intermediate part and chorus for once.  If you think everything is OK, just click this button. 

Create demo tape 

 The synthesizer of buddy is not without.  On the left pad to select the sound of the instruments.  Apart from the three rows of four keys the numbers 1,2 and 3 are representative of Bass, Accomp and Melody.  Are you satisfied with the result, you leave the synthesizer with the "Exit" button.  After editing the song has its own even without Digidrums already a madness sound.  But watch out!  The dude would previously have his video back! 

Recording Studio 

 All the buttons except "record" should be tried.  You can at this point your song to add one of 16 drum sequences.  After all the final adjustments are made, press on the keypad out the rewind button (two arrows to the left) and then "Record". 

Rainbow TV studio 

 If your song is finished in the first three titles in the top ten, you will receive an invitation to the final on the stage.  It is important now to your stage show, whether the audience is rising or falling, and this depends on the continued success of your song.  You have to play the rhythm to your song using a Samplesythezisers live. 

  = Bass Drum 
  = Hand Clap 
  = "Nineteen" 
  = Snare Drum 1 
  = Snare Drum 2 

 Here are mainly rhythm but also of variety of viewers rated.  As long as the indicator at the top left is not in the green zone, this can hurt your ranking. 

Cheats 
 A tip from Chris Huelsbeck personally: Try to get all the light blue inspiration points (appear rather late in the order).  When you combine that, you will get quite a high chart position and the rest is just a formality ... 
 Dark blue inspiration points also increase the chart position.  You should catch per each sequence a dark blue and a light blue.


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